The Certificate in Public History program prepares students for non-teaching careers as historians outside the academy. Emphasis is placed on gaining skills and knowledge necessary for public and private sector employment in the fields of historic preservation, historic site assessment, archival management, and cultural resources management.
Grading Requirement
All courses taken to fulfill program course requirements must be taken for a letter grade except those courses specified by the department as credit/no credit grading only.
An overall GPA of 2.5 is required for the entire program.
Course Requirements for the Certificate
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this certificate.
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Units |
| ANTH 302 | Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 484 | Archaeological Site Surveying | 3 |
| GEOG 219 | Introduction to Geographic Methods | 3 |
| GEOG 439W | American Cultural Landscapes (W) | 3 |
| HIST 341W | American Environment (W) | 3 |
| HIST 489 | Internship in Public History | 3 |
| HIST 492 | Archival Research Seminar | 3 |
| HIST 494 | Introduction to Public History | 3 |
| 3 |
| The Westward Movement | |
| History of California | |
| 3 |
| Peoples and Cultures of Native North America | |
| California Indians (W) | |
| The American Indian | |
| Total Units | 30 |
